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Richard Engel

American Journalist

Born: Sep 16, 1973

American Government People War World You

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War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature. Richard Engel

War Best Nature Human Nature Our Worst Out Horrible Horrible Things Most Does Often Human Human Beings Beings Things Societies Brings

When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing. Richard Engel

Liberals Students Like Looked Occupied Passing Square Might Initially Thing

I had some training on how to cope with hostage-taking. Richard Engel

Training Some Had How Cope

After literally hundreds of firefights, Chosen Company became increasingly battle-hardened. And they also became increasingly suspicious of their Afghan counterparts, believing - with their lives on the line at the end of the day - that they could only truly rely on themselves. Richard Engel

There is no Afghan Awakening Movement. Richard Engel

Afghan Movement Awakening

For years, Lebanese have known that Palestinian camps like Nahr al-Barid and Ain al-Helwe - hopeless slums crowded with generations of disenfranchised Palestinian refugees who can't go home because of Israel, and can't work because of Lebanese laws - are awash with gunmen, criminals and, since the war in Iraq, al-Qaida inspired jihadists. Richard Engel

Work War Home Hopeless Criminals Slums Laws Crowded Inspired Generations Since Like Known Because Israel Go Lebanese Go Home Years Iraq Camps Disenfranchised Refugees Who Palestinian

Lebanon does not have a powerful army. Richard Engel

Army Powerful Does Lebanon

ISIS is in many ways a creation of the Syrian regime. Richard Engel

Creation Ways Syrian Regime Many

The Syrian border town of Qa'im was the main gateway Islamic radicals used to go to Iraq. Syria became the passageway for extremists from Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations to fight a jihad against American forces in Iraq. Richard Engel

Fight Other Jihad Extremists Syria Syrian Libya Muslim Arabia Border Main Town Forces Became Islamic Go Iraq Yemen American Afghanistan Egypt Nations Against Used Radicals Saudi Saudi Arabia Gateway

The Muslim Brotherhood is much more hardline than Turkish Islamists. Richard Engel

Muslim Brotherhood More Islamists Than Turkish Much

In 2009, Hamas was relatively new to power. It had won elections just three years earlier and was flexing its newfound strength via a war with its old enemy, Israel, which it officially wants destroyed. Richard Engel

It seems nothing good comes out of Abu Ghraib. Richard Engel

Good Nothing Ghraib Out Seems Abu

The Taliban may pine for a pre-industrial society, but most Afghans do not. Richard Engel

Society Most Taliban Pine May Afghans

Afghanistan was always a backwater in the Islamic world. Richard Engel

World Islamic Islamic World Always Afghanistan

Persia is 7,000 years old and will fight to survive. Richard Engel

Fight Old Will Years Persia Survive To Survive

Faced with the crippling sanctions, Iran could simply decide it is paying too high a cost to pursue its nuclear program and could opt for negotiations and reconciliation with the United States and other members of the international community. This is clearly the preferred option of American leaders. Richard Engel

Community Too Other States Negotiations Crippling Members High Reconciliation Cost Faced Pursue Could Simply Leaders Clearly Iran Option American Decide Sanctions Preferred Paying International International Community United United States Nuclear Program

Afghanistan does have an air force: It has two C-130s. I saw one of them. It was nice, a gift from the United States. But two planes don't even make a Caribbean charter airline, let alone an air force for a country at war. Richard Engel

In the 1990s, Islamists in Algeria won elections like the Brotherhood did in Egypt. The Algerian military refused to allow the Islamists to take power. A war erupted, killing between 100,000 to 200,000 people, depending on which estimates are to be believed. Richard Engel

'Shabiha' is a difficult word to translate into English. It comes from the word Syrians used to describe the luxury Mercedes favored by the Assad family's operatives that the enforcers of the regime used to move money, smuggle weapons and intimidate opponents. Richard Engel

Family Money Word Luxury Difficult Intimidate Favored Weapons Mercedes Opponents Smuggle Move Regime Translate Used English Describe

Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable. Richard Engel

War Country Crimes Considered Rightly Atrocities Could Demand Been Falls Accountable Committed Aftermath Regime Held Should Prepare Need

The Muslim Brotherhood, or 'the Brotherhood' for short, is an Islamic group founded in Egypt in 1928. It has been pursuing a secret campaign to take over the government since its creation. Richard Engel

Government Creation Group Secret Has-Been Muslim Brotherhood Pursuing Take Over Since Islamic Been Campaign Egypt Short Founded

Egypt is the most populous Arab nation, the seat of Sunni Islamic doctrine, and has tremendous political, religious and social influence on the rest of the region. For better or worse, it will lead the rest of the Middle East by example. So goes Egypt, so goes the region. Richard Engel

Better Political Will Rest Example Nation Tremendous Worse Arab East Sunni Religious Lead Most Doctrine Islamic Goes Egypt Middle Influence Middle East Region Social Seat

War can be fun for certain people. It's a magnet for sadists, losers, and angry dreamers. Richard Engel

War Angry People Dreamers Magnet Losers Certain Fun

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